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Putin order to hit the West with nukes would be ignored by top commanders'
Many leading military and security officials as well as oligarch cronies believe Putin to be dying or gravely ill, said Christo Grozev, who is an expert on Russian affairs and is associated with the Bellingcat open source research group, Daily Mail reported.
US gave intel that helped Ukraine sink iconic Russian warship: Report
Unnamed officials said Ukraine had asked the US about a ship sailing to the south of Odessa, to which Washington said it was the Moskva and helped confirm its location, the BBC reported. Ukraine then struck it with two missiles, the officials were quoted as saying. The officials said they did not know that Ukraine would target the Moskva after helping determine its location.
Don't patronize us: India's envoy to UN tells Dutch Ambassador
In a tweet late Thursday, Oosterom said: "You should not have abstained in the GA. Respect the UN Charter." To this, Tirumurti replied: "Kindly don't patronize us Ambassador. We know what to do." The Twitter spat came hours after Tirumurti addressed the Security Council where he reiterated New Delhi's neutral stance
UN chief calls for end to 'cycle of death, destruction' in Ukraine
As he briefed the UN Security Council on his shuttle diplomacy last week in Russia and Ukraine, Guterres said that he "did not mince words" when he spoke with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine about ending the conflict, Xinhua news agency reported. The conflict must "end for the sake of the people of Ukraine, Russia, and the entire world...the cycle of death, destruction, dislocation and disruption must stop," the secretary-general said at a Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine.
Russia practises nuclear-capable missile strikes in Baltic Sea enclave
War games currently taking place in Kaliningrad - a chunk of Russian territory sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea - involved "electronic launches" of Iskander ballistic missiles, the Russian Defence Ministry said, Daily Mail reported.
US helped Ukraine with intel to kill Russian generals
The US reportedly provided Kiev with information on Russia's mobile military headquarters, which are said to relocate frequently in the conflict zone, said The New York Times report. Kiev then combined this data with its own intelligence to carry out artillery strikes or other attacks that led to the deaths of commanding officers, sources told the paper, RT quoted the report as saying.
Hungary 'cannot support' EU's new sanctions against Russia in current form: FM
The European Union (EU) will phase out Russian crude oil imports within six months and refined products by the end of the year, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, announcing the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, Xinhua news agency reported.
Ukraine not to agree to 'frozen conflict' with Russia: Zelensky
"We will not settle for a frozen conflict... I am against it. We will definitely not have such a document," Zelensky was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency. Zelensky said that the Minsk agreements, which had put an end to the intense military stage of the Donbass conflict several years ago, proved to be ineffective.
EU proposes Russian oil ban
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the package was aimed at maximising pressure on Russia while minimising damage to Europe. Russian crude oil would be phased out within six months, BBC reported citing Ursula von der Leyen Military officers involved in suspected war crimes in Bucha and Mariupol would also face new sanctions.
NATO transport with weapons for Ukraine will be destroyed: Russian Minister
Shoigu stressed that the US and its NATO allies continue to pump weapons into Ukraine. "Any transport of the North Atlantic Alliance that arrived on the territory of the country with weapons or materiel for the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces is considered by us as a legitimate target for destruction," he said.
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